Windmill



W. H. WINSLETT.

WlNDMlLL.

APPLICATION HLED OCT. 19. 1'920.

Patented Dec. 6, 1921.

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W1LL!AMH.W\NSLETT.

W. H. WINSLETT.

WINDMILL.

APPLICATION FILED'OcT; 19, 1920.

Patented Dec. 6, 1921.

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PATENT O FFICE.

WILLIAM HENRY 'WINSLETT, OF NIXON, TEXAS.

WINDMILL'.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 6, 1921 Application filed October 19, 1920. Serial No.417,908.

To all 20/ 20772 it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLTAM H. VVINsLnTT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Nixon, in the county of Gonzales and State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Windmills; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a wind mill, and the object is to providemeans for resiliently connecting or mounting a pump rod and pitman fortransmitting movement from the crank shaft carrying the wheel, in orderthat the elements may be properly balanced, and wear due to unevenlydistributed weight or pull may be to a great extent eliminated.

A further object is to provide particular means for connectin the pumprods with a stationary elementmounted on the supporting structure,whereby the aforesaid results are secured.

A still further object is toprovide, in connection with a transverseelement adjustably connected with a pump rod, a plurality of coiledsprings connected with the adjustable element and with stationaryelements mounted on the supporting structure, the springs serving tocompensate for the uneven action due to the variable pull on the pitmanand pump rod.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of elementshereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a view in side elevation.

Fig. 2 is aview in vertical section, the lower portion of the supportingstructure being omitted.

Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views showing the arrangement of the springsand the devices by means of which they are connected respectively withthe pump rod and the supporting structure.

The main frame, or supporting structure, is designated 10, the upwardlyextended corner elements or legs are shown at 11, 12, 13 and 14, beingconnected by lower horizontal braces 15 and intermediate horizontalbraces 16 and diagonal braces 17.

The wind wheel per 36 is designated 20, being mounted on crank shaft 21journaled in the forked ends 22 and 23 of a supporting frame 24. Thelatter is firmly supported in a member 25 which constitutes a connectingelement between the frame 24 and the supporting structure.

pitman 27 connects the crank shaft with the pump rod 28, and the latteris provided with a transverse element 30 adjust-ably spider and theadjustable transverse element 30, are a plurality of coiled springs 35.In the present instance I have shown four of the springs, the springsbeing of suitable size and tension being adjusted in an obvious manner.

In practical use, this device is found to add greatly to the efiiciencyof the apparatus, and make it possible to use a wheel of relativelysmall diameter compared with the work to be performed. It is obviousthat modifications in construction may be made within the scope of theappended claims, and that the use of the resiliently mounted rod andpitman is not limited to a windmill and pump, the attachment beingequally serviceable in other connections.

The wind mill shown in the drawings is merely used for the purpose ofillustrating the application of the invention, as obviously theinvention may be used in connection with any construction of wind milladapted to Cimpart a reciprocating motion to the pump r0 What is claimedis 1. A balance device comprising a rectangular web, means for securingsaid web at its corners to a support, tension springs secured to saidmeans adjacent the corners of the web, and means connecting the springsto a reciprocating element.

2. A balance device comprising a rectangular web, extensions formed onthe corners of said web and angularly related and secured to a support,tension springs secured to said extensions adjacent the corners of theweb, and an attaching member secured to the springs and to areciprocating element.

3. A balance device comprising a web, In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature means for securing the Web to a, support, in presence of twoWitnesses. re atively spaced tension 5; rinn's secured to said means, apair of clamp ing plates having VILLIAM HENRY WINSLETT 5 angularlyrelated ends secured to the springs, Witnesses:

and means securing the plates together and G. B. PALM, to areciprocating element. EUGENE WILSON.

